pro·claim

[proh-kleym, pruh-]
verb (used with object)
1.
to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
2.
to announce or declare in an open or ostentatious way: to proclaim one's opinions.
3.
to indicate or make known publicly or openly.
4.
to extol or praise publicly: Let them proclaim the Lord.
5.
to declare (a territory, district, etc.) subject to particular legal restrictions.
6.
to declare to be an outlaw, evildoer, or the like.
7.
to denounce or prohibit publicly.
verb (used without object)
8.
to make a proclamation.
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin prōclāmāre to cry out. See pro-1, claim

pro·claim·er, noun
re·pro·claim, verb (used with object)
self-pro·claimed, adjective
self-pro·claim·ing, adjective
un·pro·claimed, adjective


1. advertise. See announce. 2. promulgate.
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proclaim (prəˈkleɪm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  (may take a clause as object) to announce publicly
2.  (may take a clause as object) to show or indicate plainly
3.  to praise or extol
 
[C14: from Latin prōclāmāre to shout aloud]
 
pro'claimer
 
n
 
proclamation
 
n
 
proclamatory
 
adj

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proclaim
c.1400, from L. proclamare "cry or call out," from pro- "forth" + clamare "to cry out" (see claim). Proclamation "that which is proclaimed" is recorded from 1415.
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Example sentences
Frederick said the banner was a nonsensical message and that he intended the
  banner to proclaim his right to say anything at all.
Virtually all nations proclaim allegiance to global markets.
C'mon, let's not have a power-trip over this and proclaim ethics from the ivory
  tower.
The irony of your position is that it can be used to justify all the horrors
  you proclaim regarding civil rights.
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